Rimes

rimes

Rimes for Decoding and Spelling

What are rimes?

“Rimes” are letters that come after the “onset.” The onset is the initial consonant sound or blend, such as b- in bag, sw- in swim, that changes the meaning of a word. The rime is the vowel and the rest of the syllable that follows. For example, the rime for bag is -ag, and for swim is -im. Rimes are powerful in helping children read and spell because they are easier to learn than individual vowel sounds, and the patterns remain constant.

 Word Family Chart A

Word Family Chart E

Word Family Chart I

Word Family Chart O

Word Family Chart U

When we are stuck on a word, one decoding strategy we use is to look for “chunks” to sound the word out. Well, here are 311 chunks!

Rimes teach children about word families, laying the foundation for decoding skills and future spelling strategies. Start teaching your child to read and spell what is in red because. . .

CLICK LINK BELOW for 500 primary-grade words that can be made from the following set of 37 rimes (in red).

Rimes for Decoding and Spelling

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Black ~ Do 1st

Pink ~ Do 2nd

Blue ~ Do 3rd

100s of Worksheets for Each Rime

         

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Copyright 06/04/2012

Edited on 03/14/2024

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